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The judges have weighed in, and our community has voted! Every maker who submitted an eligible and certified skill will be receiving the First Certified Skills Award! (Remember, that means one certification prize per maker, not per skill.) All winners will receive an email with next steps in the coming days so keep an eye out. Congratulations!

In the meantime, go to the Amazon Alexa Skills Challenge gallery to congratulate the winners and check out all of the awesome new ways to interact with Alexa.

Even though the competition is over, you don't have to stop coding. Update your…

If you haven’t cast your vote yet for your favorite Alexa skill, there’s still time. The polls will remain open until 5pm ET on June 23. Spread the word and if you submitted a skill, tell your friends & family to vote for you!

Remember, you must also submit your skill for Alexa Skills Store certification by the submission deadline. Here's how to do that. There's still time to claim one of the First 200 Certified Skills Published awards. Don't miss out!

New stuff alert! The Alexa team just released additional SSML options so you can make Alexa whisper, bleep expletives, alter the pitch and more. Plus,…

Submission checklist

Amazon just released a couple new tools that you’re going to love. First, a new testing tool for Alexa skills that will let you share your skill with beta testers for feedback before submitting to certification. Second, a brand new Alexa skill builder that will make skill creation even more intuitive.

If you have any technical questions about your submission, don’t forget to join one of the Alexa Office Hours. The support team is ready to help!

Questions?

We're here to help. If you have any questions about the hackathon, post on the discussion forum or…

There are three weeks left in the Amazon Alexa Skills Challenge! Beat the deadline rush by getting your submission ready early. Submissions are due May 9, 2017, before 5pm ET. Find out what time that is in your city.

There’s one month remaining in the Amazon Alexa Skills Challenge! Submissions are due May 9, 2017, before 5pm ET.

Start your submission now

Starting a submission is a good way to make sure that your new Alexa skill meets the requirements. There’s nothing worse than getting to the deadline, only to realize that you’re missing a key component. Remember: once you submit a project, you can keep editing it as needed at any time prior to the submission deadline. Need a primer on how the submission form works? Head over to our submission form tutorial.

The Alexa Skills Kit introduced a new feature in February called Speechcons that allows you to add emphasis on specific words! It's like Markup for the ASK. Check out the documentation here and enhance your skill!.
Are you publishing a skill during the month of March? You can fill out a form and be eligible to receive a free Alexa Dev T-shirt!

Exciting news! This morning Amazon announced AWS Promotional Credits for Alexa. This new program makes it free for Alexa developers to build and host most Alexa skills using AWS. The program’s goal is to give developers access to the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform to create and scale engaging skills for Alexa. Learn more about the program here.

How it Works

Developers with a published Alexa skill can apply to receive a $100 AWS promotional credit and can also receive an additional $100 per month in AWS promotional credits if they incur AWS usage charges for their…